Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-04
State News.
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depot. Ii will be big establishment when
done and when the machinery is rati in
! 1t Is said that DR.. Morrill,. of Lavist m.
who was sentenced for life TO the State PRS.
on for the killing OF Matilda Clock. is ia DE-
clining health and not likely - live ln- yu~.
less he makes "a decided ald imme iiaie IN
provement.
| The Lewiston BOARD nt Trade hg> leased
OF E. 5. Coe the store formerly oceupi Il Nv
the American Express Company ana will 4
II up elegantly for their use
CUMBERLAND.
| The Portland Advertiser saws: No rrore
| ocean steamers will come here this spripg
| The Sandman of the Allan line aad Ontsrio
OF the Dominion line are still here. They
will sail this week. Duringi the seas n lust
closed, thirty eight steamers have arrived at
this port Their combined cargoes have
loaded between six and seven thousand freight
cars. OF this freight about one-third was
consigned 10 the Westean States, the rest go
ing 10 Canada.-The committee on appro-
priations will recommend an appropriation of
sl3,oOO tor constructing the marginal way
up to Deering Bridge. The Portland and
Rochester will then fill up the flats between
the way and the South shore. The plan is
praisew orthy and should by all means be
| carried out.
FRANKLIN.
FARMINGToN.-Our correspondent writes
May ?; The building owned and occupied
by Mr.. Davis on High street was DESTROYED
by tire Monday night. On account of the
bad condition of the roads the fire com
pany were unable to respond. Loss $500
insured S300.-Mr Ellie Willard of Wash
ingon Is at home visiting his sick mother =
Messrs. Mckeonn and Titcomb have bou ght
out Adams furniture store.-A sociable was
held at the North church Thursday evening
but 90 account of the weather were but
few there.-A union meeting of the churches
under the auspices of the w. c. T. T., was
held Sunday night. The church was crowded
The Sandy river rose ten feet Friday, do
ing damage to the roads and carrying away
logs MIR. VIM. +. Dresser, proprietor of
the Franklin comfy eating house has sold
out to J. Ames.
CHEsTERvILLE-Our correspondent writes
MAY =: The heavy rain of Yesterday and last
night has swollen the mill stream to higher
pitch than ever known before. Work
Is suspended in Riggs tannery today on
account OF high water.-Dr. B. F. Make
peace has located in this villages. b.
Philbrick has bought the DR.. Watson farm
in Fayette.
HANCOCK.
The following assignments have been made
| for the class parts for 81, Eastern State
Normal School: Saiutatory, J. Asbury Pit
man, Appleton; history, Cora b. Mathews,
st. Adams; poem. Nellie + Harvey, Ken
duskeag; essay, Amanda X Mathews, Sears
port; essay, Fred L. rapley. West Brooks
will; valedictorv, Frank Bryant, Muntviie
Center.
kENNEBEC.
LITCHFIELD - Our correspondent write.
May Deacon jesse Lambert died Thurs
day, April 28th, and was buried SUNDAY Tap
funeral was largely attended He was the
father of Joseph Lambert Of Gardiner Dur
ing deacon Lanibert's Illness. a small savings
bank, belonging to Sadie Lambert. a SICK ana
helpless daughter, was opened, and ah0u! IS
In silver taken theretrom. = The >prng. 'etm
of Litchield Academy closed FRIDAY, lp-i
18th. after very pleasant and surc >>iui
term. The Trustees and Principal, Mr. Pres.
colt Reyes, met at the close of The term and
arranged course of study 10 be pursued bv
students requiring ii. II Will take three wears
OF two terms each to complete the course.
which is thorough and practical Mr keye,
is an earnest ana successful teacher.
SoUTH LITCHFIELD.-Our correspondent
writes May .: valuable horse belonging
to the mail carrier, o. 4. True, died o0
Thursday night He drove the animal 10 Au-
gusta in the morning and back home at night.
| He drove as well as usual, ate his supper
well, but when Mr.. True went to feed nm in
the morning found him dead.-The recent
storm did large amount of damage to the
roads in this section. Friday night our
streams and ponds were at freshet pitch
All the gates Mt Phmpton's ald other dams
on the Purgatory stream are open to give the
water free passage. The water is now two
feet deep in Plmptons lower shops, Oar
bridges are all right As far az can learn, but
we have many bad washouts on en- roads
On the road leading from Bachelors tavern
/ $50 called) toward Gardiner is one ten rods
long and from one to three feet deep, caused
hv the Overlooking of The 'Dennis brook :"
On this road are several lesser ones, aud il is
closed to travei.-A town meeting Is called
gor next Thursday 10 appropriate q sum of
money to pay bills tor breaking roads the
past winter.
PENoBsCoT.
The Eastern Trust and Banking Company
of Bangor will soon establish branch in
stitution at Pittsteld and Mr. John
Stevens of Bangor, formerly deputy COL
lector at Vancebore will have charge The
company contemplates branch institutions at
several other places in Eastern Maine.
SAGADAHoC
Moulton's Iron Works wharf at Bath il to
be extensively repaired and rebuilt the COM
ing summer. The southeast corner of the
wharf, which has been in dlapiisted c0ndi-
ton for several wears, is to BE- filed in with
stone from the water pipe trenches.
| Steamer Pancho, built in Bath by the New
England Shipbuilding Company in 1885 for
the Central American Fruit Company, has
/ been sold at Belize, Honduras. for 81 800
| to satisfy demands against the steamer She
will 60 under the British flag. The Psncho
is 80 tons and cost about $4,000.
| SOMERSET
ST. ALBANs - Our correspondent writes
May "a: The powerful rain of Friday and
| SATURDAY caused a large freshet in the rivers
and ponds in this vicinity, and culvsrt. and
bridges have been washed ont leaving the
roads in a bad condition for travel.-The corn
! factory is nearly all framed and ready for the
| foundation 10 be completed The farm build
| ings occupied by George Henderson. in the
east part of the town, were burned Wednes-
day night, April 21th, with all his stock and
! furniture, the family barely escaping, being
asleep at the time. 1t is rumored that the
| fire was set in the barn.-Wm traitor has
sold his farm and bought the Matthews stand"
| in the village, aud will occupy it a. soon as
the necessary repairs can be made; also s.